Simon Pegg defends writing Sulu as a gay character in Star Trek HD

Simon Pegg, who stars in and wrote Star Trek Beyond, defends his decision to write the character Hikaru Sulu as a gay man, something never done before in the series. Sulu was played by George Takei in the original television series. In the latest movie series, the character is portrayed by John Cho. Hear more from SiriusXM Insight on our app, get a free trial here: https://siriusxm.us/2D2WhJu Subscribe to SiriusXM on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/siriusxm Connect with SiriusXM Online Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/siriusxm Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/siriusxm Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/siriusxm You can hear entire episodes of SiriusXM programming on SiriusXM On Demand. For more information and a free trial go to: https://siriusxm.us/2D2WhJu